2. Figure : The Container Terminal Subsystems
(Source: permission from Justin Nortillo, Maher Terminals Logistic Systems, Inc., US) 2.
Transfer 3.
Storage 4.
Delivery
Receipt 1.
Ship-to-Shore
Page 6 / Fig 1

3. Port A
Port B
Port C
Port D
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
Port 4
Page 8 / Fig 2

4. Page 9 / Fig 3 Port 1 Port A Port B Port 2 Port C MAIN LINE SERVICE
De Monie International Port Consulting
MAIN LINE SERVICE
FEEDER SERVICES
Port A
Port B
Port C
Port D
Port 1
Port 2
Port 3
Port 4
Page 9 / Fig 3

5. Page 27 / Fig 1

6. Page 30/31 Fig 3, 4, 5

7. Page 34 / Fig 7 CT subsystems Decision Types Time Frame Typical Issues
Ship-to-Shore
Storage
Transfer
Delivery/Receipt
Planning
Controlling
Strategic
Tactical
Operational
CT subsystems
Decision Types
Time Frame
Typical Issues
Terminal location, Terminal
size, and resource type
Allocation of resources, size of workforce, and “rules of thumb”
Daily scheduling of jobs,
process management,
scheduling of workers
Page 34 / Fig 7

8. Page 48 / Fig 10

9. Page 58 / Fig 11

10. Page 82 / Fig 1 & 2

11. commercial port community
Economic/
commercial port community
Customs
CT operator
Port Authority
Ship
Agent
Shipping line/
alliance
Inland
Transport
operator
Container terminal community
Freight
Forwarders
Legal firms
Shippers
Banks
Public
authorities
Central or regional government
Stevedore
Page 107 /Fig 2

12. Page 131 / Fig 1 1. Ship-to- Shore 2.Transf er 3. Storage 4.Deliver-
Receipt
Containers
Page 131 / Fig 1

13. Management System Simulator
CT Simulator
Management System Simulator
Terminal Manager
Ship Captain
Stevedore
cran
crane
Cranes S SC
Port Captain
actions
observations
Page 153 / Fig 1

14. <<agent>>
Create Ship
<slot>
Ship Request
<Ship Properties>
<Desired Serv. Time>
<Manifest>
Bay Plan (of Ship)
<# Containers Out>
<# Containers In>
<Berth Positions of Bays in ship>
<# Containers in Bay>
<Container Properties>
Call SC agents
Crane Request(s)
SC agent assigned
SC agent States
Operations Completed
Crane Request
<Avg. #of Cranes Needed>
Berth Assignment
<Berth Position>
Free Berth & Cranes
Berth & Crane Assignment
<cranes assigned>
<<agent>>
Stevedore(s)
-Crane Properties
Terminal Manager
-Quay Properties
-Pre-Berth Spot Allocation
-Crane Cost
-Berth Schedule (dynamic)
-Crane Availability
-Berth Policy
Crane(s)
-Assigned SCs
SC(s)
-SC properties
-Stack Positions
Ship(S)
-Ship Properties
Manifest
-# Containers Out
-# Containers In
-Container Types
-Container Dest.
-Shifting Factor
-Est. Arrival time
-Est. Depart time
Port Captain
-Sequence Policy
Service Time
Calculation
<# Containers out>
<# Containers in>
<ETA>
Berth
Allocation
Crane Needs
Crane
Bay
Ship Un/loading Completed
Sequencing
Ship ‘Departs’
Page 154 / Fig 2

15. Operational Decisions Tactical/Strategic DecisionsQC
Allocation
SC Allocation
Ship Arrival
Load and Unloading
Horizontal Transport
Yard Stack/
Stack on Quay
Operational Decisions
Berth
Tactical/Strategic Decisions
Processes in Transhipment of Containers
Sequencing Policy:
- First In First Out
- Highest Earnings First
- Shortest Job First
Positioning Policy:
- Berth Closest to the Stack
- Overall Time Shortening
Stacking Policy:
- Stack by Line
- Stack by Destination
Goals:
- Efficient use of equipment
- Reduce Distance Traveled
- Service Ship’s Containers
- Fast Turn-Around Time
- Low Costs for Serving Ships
Stack
Page 170 / Fig 1

16. 3 4
Yard Stacks with Yard Cranes (areas for storing containers)
Yard Stacks with Yard Cranes (areas for storing containers)
Page 211 / Fig 4 & 5

17. Page 219 / Fig 6

18. Page 223 /Fig 7

19. Page 238 / Fig 1 Sweden Information Transport Corridor Denmark
Economic/commercial
port community
Terminal
operator
Shipping line
Inland
Transport
Container terminal
community
Freight
Forwarders
Shippers
Karlshamn
Transport Corridor
Klaipeda
Sweden
Lithuania
Poland
Germany
Denmark
Customs
Public
authorities
Central or
Regional
government
Government
Legal Authorities
Information
Page 238 / Fig 1

20. Assignment of Decision
Historical
cooperation behaviour
Transaction Costs
Preference of
Cooperation
Freight Forwarders
MAS
Policy Rules
(Subsidize or Tax)
Influences the Environment
Shipper
Shippers
(d)
Input or
Data d
Transport Demands
Inland
Tranport providers
Terminal
Terminals
Ship Lines
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Government legal Authorities
Transport Costs
Assignment of Decision
Weights by Each Agent
send
update αi
Profit
DCR
Algorithm
Resulting Governing
Structures:
Feedback
contract
vertical
market
Page 244 / Fig 2